The Recurring Cast
Character · Hawthorne and Horowitz · 6 books

Daniel Hawthorne

Daniel Hawthorne is a disgraced former detective turned police consultant, brilliant and rude.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Word Is Murder (2017)
Latest appearance
A Deadly Episode (2026)
Books
6 (6 as lead)
Series
Hawthorne and Horowitz
Author
Anthony Horowitz
Circle
Hawthorne and Horowitz

Where to meet Daniel Hawthorne

Daniel Hawthorne first appears in The Word Is Murder (2017), as the lead, book 1 of the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.

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Every book with Daniel Hawthorne

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2017LThe Word Is Murderlead · Hawthorne and HorowitzBuy
  2. 2018LThe Sentence Is Deathlead · Hawthorne and HorowitzBuy
  3. 2021LA Line to Killlead · Hawthorne and HorowitzBuy
  4. 2022LThe Twist of a Knifelead · Hawthorne and HorowitzBuy
  5. 2024LClose to Deathlead · Hawthorne and HorowitzBuy
  6. 2026LA Deadly Episodelead · Hawthorne and HorowitzBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Anthony HorowitzThe author, as Hawthorne’s reluctant chronicler6